Reed Elsevier Inc. v. TransUnion Holding Company, No. 13-CV-8739, (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 8, 2014): A federal district court judge declined to enforce a no-hire agreement that would prevent the plaintiff’s former chief technology officer (CTO) from being...
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Food and Drug Administration released two long-awaited proposed regulations that would for the first time in 20 years make significant changes to the nutrition information found on food and dietary supplement...
Gulino v. The Board of Education of the New York City School District of the City of New York, No. 13-cv-1001 (2d Cir. Feb. 4, 2014): A recent decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by the lower court that the New York City...
Facebook, iMessages, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, Confide, MessageMe, Popcorn, Glide, Tango, Viber, Whisper. . . . According to a recent post on the New York Times Bits blog, these are just some of the many different ways to...
On February 20, FinCEN finalized a rule that will require Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks (the GSEs) to develop AML programs and to file SARs directly with FinCEN. Under the current system, the GSEs file fraud reports with...
Office of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF), February 27, 2014 - New Intercreditor Agreement Published for Notice - After working with AR Lenders, FHA Lenders and other stakeholders for months (although it seems like years), HUD has finally...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released guidance on its website describing a two-phase process for applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”) to register and submit data collected from August...
On February 10, 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave his first State of the City address and, shortly thereafter, presented his first budget for consideration by the New York City Council. Although there were few surprises, Mayor de Blasio...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an interim final rule implementing the whistleblower provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA or the “Act”). The interim final rule became effective Thursday, February...
The sale of medical or recreational marijuana is legal in at least twenty states and the District of Columbia. The sale of the drug generates a lot of cash. But banks have been reluctant to permit marijuana-related businesses to bank proceeds of...
